Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

50 U.S.C. § 4851

Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security

(a)

Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security

The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, an Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, who shall carry out—
(1)
all functions of the Secretary under this chapter; and
(2)
all functions delegated to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b)

Reference

On and after , any reference in any law or regulation to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration shall be deemed to be a reference to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security.

(c)

Omitted

(d)

Continuation in office

The individual serving as Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration on the day before , may serve as the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security on and after that date without the need for renomination or reappointment.

Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XVII, § 1781132 Stat. 2238Pub. L. 116–6, div. H, title II, § 205(a)133 Stat. 476(, , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 115–232132 Stat. 2208section 1741 of Pub. L. 115–232section 4801 of this titleThis chapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), was in the original “this subtitle”, meaning subtitle B (§§ 1741–1781) of title XVII of div. A of , , , known as the Export Control Reform Act of 2018, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of subtitle B to the Code, see , set out as a Short Title note under and Tables.

Pub. L. 115–232The date of the enactment of this Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), probably means the date of enactment of , which enacted this section and was approved .

Codification

section 1781 of Pub. L. 115–232section 1781 of Pub. L. 115–232section 5314 of Title 5Section is comprised of . Subsec. (c) of amended , Government Organization and Employees.

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–6, § 205(a)(3)2019—, added subsec. (a). Former subsec. (a) redesignated (b).

Pub. L. 116–6, § 205(a)(1)Subsec. (b). , (2), redesignated subsec. (a) as (b) and substituted “Reference” for “In general” in heading. Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c).

Pub. L. 116–6, § 205(a)(1)Subsecs. (c), (d). , redesignated subsecs. (b) and (c) as (c) and (d), respectively.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2019 Amendment

Pub. L. 116–6, div. H, title II, § 205(d)133 Stat. 477

section 5314 of Title 5Public Law 115–232“The amendments made by this section [amending this section and , Government Organization and Employees] shall take effect as if included in the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ().”
, , , provided that: